Is this a recurrence or something new?
Diagnosed eight months ago. Something has appeared that does not look like what I had the first time, and I cannot tell whether this is my…
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Pregnant and just diagnosed with a first outbreak
First outbreak, and I am in the last stretch of pregnancy. I have an appointment but not for days and I am frightening myself reading.
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The cream burned. Is that supposed to happen?
Second night of the treatment I was given and the area is raw and sore. I cannot tell whether this is the treatment working or me…
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Does a urine test pick up everything?
I gave a urine sample and that was the whole appointment. Reading here it sounds like other people had swabs taken as well. Did I get…
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Is self-sampling as good as a clinician taking it?
Offered a self collected sample instead of the usual appointment. Convenient, but is it as reliable?
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How do I know if it has become PID?
Treated last week, still not right. Someone mentioned PID and now I do not know what I am watching for.
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Does suppressive therapy actually protect a partner?
My clinic offered daily antivirals and mentioned it lowers the chance of passing it on. I want to understand how much lower, because my partner and…
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How likely is infertility, really?
Diagnosed and treated. Every page I open mentions infertility and I have gone from mildly worried to unable to think about anything else.
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Treated but symptoms came back after a few weeks
Finished treatment, everything cleared, and about three weeks later it's back. Same symptoms. I'm assuming this means the treatment didn't work?
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Trich found during pregnancy
Picked up on testing while pregnant. Reading has thrown up all sorts of things about pregnancy outcomes and I would like something calmer.
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Anal warts, is treatment different?
Diagnosed with warts in and around the anus. Slightly different appointment from what friends described and I want to understand why.
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Are these the same HPV types that cause cancer?
Diagnosed with genital warts last month and I have gone down a very bad internet hole about HPV and cancer. Nobody at the appointment mentioned cancer…
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Diagnosed in pregnancy and terrified
Routine antenatal bloods came back positive. I have an appointment but the wait is unbearable.
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Same high risk type two years in a row. What does persistent actually mean?
Third screen, same type detected each time, cells still normal. They have used the word persistent and I do not know how alarmed to be.
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Does HPV ever actually go away?
Told I have high risk HPV but normal cells, and I've been put on more frequent screening. Nobody could tell me whether it will clear or…
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Children in the house, do I need to worry?
Diagnosed and now anxious about my kids, sharing a bathroom and sofas and so on.
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Does treating the warts reduce the chance of passing HPV on?
Assumed removing them would make me less contagious, then read something suggesting treatment is cosmetic. Which is it?
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How long should I wait after exposure before testing?
Two weeks ago something happened that I regret, and I want to get tested, but every page I read gives a different number of days. Some…
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Newly diagnosed and terrified. What actually happens next?
Diagnosed on Tuesday. I have a first appointment with a specialist team next week. Right now my head is full of things I absorbed years ago…
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Rash on my palms, doctor sent me for bloods
Had a rash on my palms and the soles of my feet, which I thought was an allergy. GP took one look and sent me for…
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First outbreak was the worst pain of my life. Does it stay like this?
I am about a week into what the clinic swabbed and confirmed as a first episode. I could not sit down properly for three days and…
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Shooting pain down my leg before an outbreak
Nerve type pain down the back of one thigh, always the same leg, always a day or two before. Is that something I should be worried…
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Do condoms help at all with warts?
If it transmits skin to skin, is there any point at all?
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